NCLB Parental Choice and SES 5

Question 1

Which federal agency maintained the national database of approved SES providers under NCLB?

Accepted Answer

Each state educational agency maintained its own list

Answer

Each state educational agency maintained its own approved SES provider list; there was no single national database.

Question 2

Under NCLB, when a student transfers to a higher-performing school using public school choice, that student has the right to remain at the new school until:

Accepted Answer

The student completes the highest grade offered at the receiving school

Answer

Students who transfer under NCLB's choice provision may remain at the receiving school through the highest grade it offers.

Question 3

A district spends only 14% of its Title I Part A set-aside on school choice transportation and wants to roll the remaining 6% back into general Title I spending. What does NCLB say about this?

Accepted Answer

The unused funds must be spent on SES instead

Answer

If transportation costs are less than the reserved amount, remaining funds must be used to provide SES rather than returned to the general pool.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes how NCLB's parental choice provisions differed from traditional school transfer policies?

Accepted Answer

NCLB mandated transfers as a federal entitlement tied to school performance status

Answer

NCLB made school choice a federal entitlement automatically triggered by a school's failure to meet AYP, overriding district discretion.

Question 5

What happened to SES and mandatory public school choice requirements when ESSA replaced NCLB in 2015?

Accepted Answer

Both were eliminated and replaced with state-designed interventions

Answer

ESSA eliminated the federal SES and mandatory public school choice requirements, shifting school improvement design authority to states.

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NCLB Parental Choice and SES 5